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Year-precision projection — full commercial operations (1 GW COD) by end-2034. Inferred from the 2032 first-power anchor stated by RVO via offshorewind.biz, 6 April 2026: "The wind farms are likely to start generating energy from 2032." Reasoning: first-power-to-full-commercial-operations lag is typically 12-24 months for a 1 GW offshore wind farm (76 turbine positions per kavelbesluit Regulation 3.2, ~13-15 MW per turbine), depending on turbine commissioning cadence and weather windows. Per the established convention to persist the later end of projection windows for pre-FID schedules ("go later"), full-power COD year-precision = 2034. Adjacent IJV Alpha (Noordzeker) is currently projected at COD end-2030 for a first power ~2028-2029 (lag ~18-24 months); Gamma-A is one round behind Alpha and inherits the same lag profile, supporting 2034 over 2033. No explicit COD date has been published for Gamma-A (developer not yet selected); this is an inferred placeholder.